American college football season
The 2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by first-year head coach Mark Tucker , the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 4:00 p.m. at Mississippi State * No. 14 SECN L 0–4954,215
September 9 South Carolina State *Cancelled
September 16 6:00 p.m. at Elon * No. 16 CSL L 17–195,248
September 23 6:00 p.m. Point * BSN W 66–01,945
September 30 6:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State * Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC BSN W 58–71,456
October 7 3:30 p.m. at Indiana * BTN L 0–2735,995
October 14 Noon at Presbyterian STADIUM W 7–01,570
October 21 6:00 p.m. Savannah State * Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC BSN W 52–273,156
October 28 6:00 p.m. Monmouth Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC ESPN3 L 20–231,825
November 4 1:30 p.m. at Gardner–Webb 7C W 10–92,850
November 11 3:30 p.m. at No. 23 Kennesaw State ESPN3 L 0–386,224
November 18 Noon Liberty Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC W 20–193,345
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between Charleston Southern and South Carolina State had been rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma , but on September 7, both schools agreed to postpone the game later in the season and the game was ultimately cancelled.[ 1] The game was replaced with a match-up versus Indiana on October 7.
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At Mississippi State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Buccaneers
0
0
0
0
0
Bulldogs
23
12
7
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Buccaneers
0
7
0
10
17
Phoenix
6
7
6
0
19
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
0
0
0
0
0
Buccaneers
14
17
14
21
66
Mississippi Valley State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Delta Devils
0
7
0
0
7
Buccaneers
0
10
35
13
58
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
0
0
0
0
Hoosiers
10
14
3
0
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
0
0
7
7
Blue Hose
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
10
7
3
7
27
Buccaneers
14
17
14
7
52
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawks
0
16
7
0
23
Buccaneers
0
0
7
13
20
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
7
0
0
3
10
Runnin' Bulldogs
3
3
0
3
9
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
0
0
0
0
No. 23 Owls
7
14
3
14
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
0
7
9
3
19
Buccaneers
0
7
0
13
20
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